Pamela Salem appeared in several Doctor Who television stories: as Toos in The Robots of Death and Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks. She was also one of the many voices of Xoanon in The Face of Evil. She later reprised her role as Jensen in the Big Finish audio spin-off series Counter-Measures and 1963: The Assassination Games. She also voiced Lorretta Waldorf in The Silent Scream.
She was among the actresses considered to play Leela. (INFO: The Face of Evil)
Salem has enjoyed a prolific acting career in the UK and the US, with roles on shows ranging from Howard's End to Magnum PI. She also played Miss Moneypenny in the unofficial James Bond film Never Say Never Again and has appeared in Blake's 7 and The Tripods.